Linux-Misc Digest #889, Volume #19 Sun, 18 Apr 99 21:13:10 EDT
Contents:
Re: 'Doze 98 vs. UNIX multitasking ("Guus Z." <"(remove this but dont send me)
Help! Linux won't boot! ("Dave Tansley")
Re: ppp and SuSE 6.0 (Jerry Lynn Kreps)
Kernel 2.2.5 problems... ("Eric")
Re: This is not an oppinion - just an interesting fact. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: FreeBSD vs. Linux vs. Windows ("Stephen H. Kapit")
Re: Web Mail Server for Linux? (Jim Roberts)
Linus Torvalds live interview (Christopher Kolar)
Redhat Issue ("Bill Heasley")
Re: Redhat Issue ("Bill Heasley")
Re: runing strait into X-windows on linux (John McKown)
Re: problem with executable file (John McKown)
Re: Linux kernel 2.2.5: support for UMAX UDS-IS-11 SCSI Controller Card
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Wanted!!!! TUX (Kang Ch'ang-su)
exec 'as' when CONFIG_SOUND ????? (root)
Scrabled characters after exiting X Window! (Jimmy Navarro)
Re: Help! Linux won't boot! (DEBOOT)
Windows is trying to read my linux hd? (Emily Slocombe)
Re: gcc problems (NF Stevens)
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From: "Guus Z." <"(remove this but dont send me
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.misc
Subject: Re: 'Doze 98 vs. UNIX multitasking
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 23:36:39 +0200
Robert Huff wrote:
> Matthias Warkus wrote:
>
> > > QFD = quod fuit (?) demonstrandum = what needs to be proven
> > > QED = quod erat demonstrandum = what had to be proven ( but it is proven
> > > now )
> > > Would please the native latin speakers stand up and correct me ?
> >
> > "Quod fuit demonstrandum" is perfect; "quod erat demonstrandum" is
> > imperfect. Means essentially the same.
>
> I think he wants "Quod demonstranda" - 'That which ought to be
> shown.'
>
> Robert Huff
> vir litteratus aspirans
More likely 'Quid Fugit Demonstratio' ('Which eludes demonstration'), simply
because nobody has an original ibm pc to either prove or disprove.
But what does Jean have to say about this?
I've been so bold as to cc him on this one.
Guus.
--
When you reply to me personally please remove
the 'no spam' bit from my address.
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From: "Dave Tansley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help! Linux won't boot!
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 16:43:39 +0100
Hi, hope someone can help me with this...I've searched Dejanews to no
avail...
I've just managed to complete the installation of Redhat Linux 5.2 from
CD.....for some reason the process would just lock up on disk accesses, so
it took quite a while!
Now, when I try to boot Linux from the Lilo prompt, it says "Loading
Linux......" then just freezes. The same happens if I boot from a floppy
disk, and when I type "rescue".
I have my / partition installed on the last 900Mb of a 3Gb drive, with 100Mb
of swap space. Is this a 1024 cylinder problem?
Any help appreciated. Here's my setup:
AMDK6-2 333, 64Mb RAM, first hard drive is a 3Gb drive, second a 12.7Gb
drive.
CL Banshee PCI, SB Live Value!
All on a PC Chips M572 mobo.
--
Dave
ICQ: 20806179
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (work)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (home)
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From: Jerry Lynn Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ppp and SuSE 6.0
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 11:03:21 -0500
In /etc/ppp/options remove the line begining with LOCK. In fact, empty
the whole file, but don't delete it.
Next, as root do: chmod a+s /usr/sbin/pppd
Edit /etc/permissions and change the permission for /usr/sbin/pppd to
6755 so that the next time you run YaST it won't remove the suid and
cause you problems again.
JLK
Mitchell Scott wrote:
>
> Hi
> I am trying to find the easiet way to set up SuSE 6.0 with an internet
> connection and I have been doing this in yast Network base configuration.
> "ppp modem" I give my ISP phone number my login-name and my password
> (account with virgin.net)
> yet when I do a ppp-up I get a connection and then the server unexpectedly
> dies. If i try and connect using wvdial I get the message "No Carrier" When
> I try with "minicom" I can hear the connection but the cursor prompt just
> keeps dropping a new line when you type anything on the command line and
> nothing happens in fact I have to "control, alt, delete" out of that one!
> I have several books on Linux "Hands on Linux" by Sobell "Running Linux"
> OREILLY and of course the SuSE Linux hand book, I have tried but with no
> luck to follow all the different examples off connecting to the internet
> what is your advise to me
> by the way virgin.net offer no tech support for Linux?
> Have been working with Linux for about three months now and I realise once
> it has been configured correctly it is a much more powerful o/s system than
> windows but... why is it written in such a way that configuring peripherals
> such as printers ,modems, soundcards, scanners etc is so compilicated to new
> users, after weeks and weeks of trying to configure my Lexmarc 3000 printer
> I have no control over the printing I can only get it to print in 300x300
> landscape ! I have given up on the soundcard and scanner configs I would
> like to be able to use the mail utility but obviously the modem must be set
> up first.
> Thanks for any help on these matters
> Mitchell
--
JLK
Linux, because it's STABLE, the source code is included, the price is
right.
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From: "Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Kernel 2.2.5 problems...
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 22:17:32 GMT
I've recently tried upgrading to Kernel 2.2.5, but am running into a couple
of problems. I'm running RH5.0, with all the upgrades as per the 2.2
changes doc.
My first problem was if I tried compiling the parallel port support as a
module. Although everything compiles and installs correctly, I get the
following error in /var/log/messages:
Apr 18 17:27:58 racer modprobe: can't locate module parport_lowlevel
I checked the dependencies in /lib/modules/2.2.5/modules.dep, but there is
no reference to such a module. Does anyone know how I can fix this problem?
If I compile the parallel port support into the kernel (ie: not as a
module), it works, but otherwise, it isn't recognized. Any ideas?
My second problem is with the APM. I am upgrading from 2.0.32. I'm running
this on a PII (ATX motherboard), but for some reason, the "poweroff on
shutdown" feature doesn't work with 2.2.5. Under kernel 2.0.32, it would
automatically poweroff my PC, but 2.2.5 just displays the "System halted"
message. The system is running on an Asus P2B motherboard. Are there any
special things I have to do to get 2.2.5 to auto-powerdown the system?
Final question. My /var/log/messages file displays a couple of error
messages that disturb me, and I'm not sure what to do to rectify them. The
first lines after reboot are:
Apr 18 17:25:45 racer syslogd 1.3-3: restart.
Apr 18 17:25:46 racer kernel: klogd 1.3-3, log source = /proc/kmsg started.
Apr 18 17:25:46 racer kernel: Loaded 5995 symbols from /boot/System.map.
Apr 18 17:25:46 racer kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.2.5.
Apr 18 17:25:46 racer kernel: Error seeking in /dev/kmem
Apr 18 17:25:46 racer kernel: Error adding kernel module table entry.
Apr 18 17:25:46 racer kernel: Linux version 2.2.5 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
(gcc version 2.7.2.3) #6 SMP Sun Apr 18 17:21:46 EDT 1999
Does anyone know what the error msgs "Error seeking in /dev/kmem" and "Error
adding kernel module table entry" mean? I haven't updated the
/boot/modules-info file - I don't know where to find that one either.
THanks for all the help!
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: This is not an oppinion - just an interesting fact.
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 16:17:12 GMT
You cant be serious -- kde running in NT -- i really dont belive it
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Desmond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
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> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
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> I saw a friend of mine compiling and running KDE under NT
>
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> Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
>
> <HTML>
> I saw a friend of mine compiling and running KDE under
> <U>NT</U></HTML>
>
> --------------B6953DE0E78465371D0872DA--
>
>
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From: "Stephen H. Kapit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs. Linux vs. Windows
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 10:17:29 -0700
Hello,
Everyone was so enamored of the win nt response, they forgot to answer my
original question! So, if anyonw would like to comment, I'm trying to decide
which system to get. Either FressBSD or Linux.
The system will be used for web hosting only. No dial up access. ftp, pop mail,
mysql, heitml and some other things. Any comments?
Thanks.
Stephen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Roberts)
Subject: Re: Web Mail Server for Linux?
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 19:14:50 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Gray McCord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I run sendmail and Apache on my 2.0.35 Linux server and was wondering if
> anyone knew of a solution to permit viewing users' email via a web
> connection to the Apache server. For those that have seen it, I'm looking
> for something similar to the MS Exchange Server facility that lets users
> access their Exchange mail via IE instead of using the Outlook client.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gray
>
As mentioned, AtDot is a good WebMail client. Go to
cgiresource.com and have a look. Many choices.
--
Jim Roberts Never enough time!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Kolar)
Subject: Linus Torvalds live interview
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 19:23:57 GMT
The Linux Show will be broadcasting live from the floor of the Linux
Pavilion at Spring Comdex '99. The live broadcasts will be all day on
Monday and Tuesday, April 19 and 20.
We will be interviewing Linus Torvalds live on Monday at 3 pm CST
(20:00 GMT). To listen to the broadcast, visit the show's web site at
http://www.ttalk.com/shows/thelinuxshow/thelinuxshow.shtml
We broadcast in RealAudio. Throughout both days we will be conducting
live interviews with industry leaders on the hour. Check in on the
half-hours to catch news and information about the people who will be
appearing throughout the day.
For weekly updates about he show and out guests (and no spam) send a
note to:
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--chris
/////
Christopher Kolar
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Bill Heasley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Redhat Issue
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 13:41:09 -0500
I have been trying to install Redhat 5.2 for a couple days now. I get it
installed and it appears to run fine. But after about 1 hour it begins to
act funny. Usually I need to reboot (power off and on) and then during the
boot process it tells me :
/dev/hdb1 was not cleanly unmounted, check forced
an expected error. Then after a few seconds it says:
Problem: block on freelist at 018fe090 is not free.
Then it will do nothing.
System specs:
Pentium 200
64M ram
Mach 64 video card - 1M memory
Primary HD 6.1g Western Digital Single Partition Fat 32 Windows 98
Secondary HD 1.5g Quantum Fireball for linux(200mb linux swap partition)
Can anybody help me?
Thanks in advance!!
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From: "Bill Heasley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Redhat Issue
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 15:12:19 -0500
Some more info ---
Tried to boot from the boot disk, and got the following:
attempt to access beyond end of device
03:45: rw=0, want=2, limit=0
EXT2-fs: unable to read superblock
attempt to access beyond end of device
03:45: rw0, want=1, limit=0
FAT bread failed
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:45
Thanks again for any help in advance.
Bill Heasley wrote in message <7fd5gc$9du$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I have been trying to install Redhat 5.2 for a couple days now. I get it
>installed and it appears to run fine. But after about 1 hour it begins to
>act funny. Usually I need to reboot (power off and on) and then during the
>boot process it tells me :
>
> /dev/hdb1 was not cleanly unmounted, check forced
>
>an expected error. Then after a few seconds it says:
>
> Problem: block on freelist at 018fe090 is not free.
>
>Then it will do nothing.
>
>System specs:
>
> Pentium 200
> 64M ram
> Mach 64 video card - 1M memory
> Primary HD 6.1g Western Digital Single Partition Fat 32 Windows 98
> Secondary HD 1.5g Quantum Fireball for linux(200mb linux swap
partition)
>
>Can anybody help me?
>
>Thanks in advance!!
>
>
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John McKown)
Subject: Re: runing strait into X-windows on linux
Date: 18 Apr 1999 19:27:39 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 18 Apr 1999 13:20:09 -0400, Arnold Krivoruk
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>has anyone setup their linux box to boot directly into X-windows with
>the openwin login window?
>
>have slackware 3.6. tried modifying the rc.local to xinit into
>x-windows. But seems to fail with server stattx error. Once loged in
>have no problem starting x-windows.
>
>Suggestions will be most welcome.
>
>Thanks,
>Arnold
>
I don't have slackware, but on RedHat 5.1, there is a file /etc/inittab.
in this file is a line:
id:3:initdefault:
Which I changed to
id:5:initdefault:
That changed the startup from "normal" to X. This was in a comment in the
same file. Perhaps there is such a file with similiar comments in slack?
John
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John McKown)
Subject: Re: problem with executable file
Date: 18 Apr 1999 19:27:37 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
*snip*
>it becomes executable. I have not compiled a C program in Linux yet
>so I'm not sure if this is automatic. I doubt it is.
the output from gcc is automatically marked as executable.
>
>Rick
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.periphs.scsi,linux.redhat.misc,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.periphs.scanners
Subject: Re: Linux kernel 2.2.5: support for UMAX UDS-IS-11 SCSI Controller Card
Date: 18 Apr 1999 17:58:20 GMT
In comp.periphs.scsi tota11y /<-rad el33t hax0r <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: As described on <http://support.umax.co.uk/technotes/f096B.htm>, the SCSI
: card that comes with UMAX scanners is really an OEM of Domex's (aka DTC
: Technology's) DTC-3181 SCSI card.
: I was wondering if anyone knew is Linux has any support for Domex
: Technology Corporation SCSI controllers?
Add this to your /etc/conf.modules
---8<---
options g_NCR5380 dtc_3181e=1 ncr_addr=0x300 ncr_irq=254
---8<---
The 0x300 base address may vary (look at your /proc/ioports, the card will go
from 0x300 downwards in 0x20 steps until it finds "unoccupied space"). Using
the wrong base address will result in a kernel oops, so be careful.
The "modprobe g_NCR5380" somewhere in your rc.local (or wherever you want,
as long as it is before you try to scan.
One thing: THIS IS SLOWER THAN A SNAIL. This comes from the stupid design of
the card, which in standard configuration doesn't use interupts. Sadly I
haven't been able to enable interrupts on my card, so I think I'll use an
adapter cable and connect it to my main SCSI card (hope this won't pollute
Ultra SCSI too much).
Hope this helps (feel free to contact me if you have problems with it)
Bye, Nils
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regarded as a criminal offence. -- Edsger W. Dijkstra
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From: Kang Ch'ang-su <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Wanted!!!! TUX
Date: 19 Apr 1999 01:44:56 +0900
Reply-To: Kang Ch'ang-su <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I need images of TUX.
Where do I get images?
I want not plain images but cute images.
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]
'95, Industrial Engineering, Korea University.
Republic of Korea
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From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: exec 'as' when CONFIG_SOUND ?????
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 13:04:33 -0500
I'm trying to include sound support in my kernel. I'm using SuSE 5.2.
When I make config, I get this problem. I can find no reference to as
in any book I have or the HOWTO. Can anyone help?
Sound card support (CONFIG_SOUND) [M/n/y/?] y
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.0.33.SuSE/drivers/sound'
gcc -I/usr/src/linux-2.0.33.SuSE/include -o configure configure.c
gcc: installation problem, cannot exec `as': No such file or directory
make[1]: *** [configure] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.0.33.SuSE/drivers/sound'
make: *** [config] Error 1
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From: Jimmy Navarro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Scrabled characters after exiting X Window!
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 16:56:37 -0700
I'm using RH5.2. There are times I get scrambled garbled words after
exiting X Window. Is there a way to reset to plain readable English or
ASCII text without restarting Linux?
--
P.S.: To reply me direct, remove extra.
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From: DEBOOT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help! Linux won't boot!
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 18:02:25 GMT
I had the same problem:
Redhat 5.2 some times doesnt seem to like certain floppe controllers and will
often times (during boot and installation) will rewrite your boot disk data
areas and hard disk mbr. What i had to do was make a new boot disk and then
reinstall. Also you could try and mount the drive and run lilo to rewrite the
MBR.
If you want to send me email its [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <7fd2ua$f0k$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Dave Tansley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, hope someone can help me with this...I've searched Dejanews to no
> avail...
>
> I've just managed to complete the installation of Redhat Linux 5.2 from
> CD.....for some reason the process would just lock up on disk accesses, so
> it took quite a while!
>
> Now, when I try to boot Linux from the Lilo prompt, it says "Loading
> Linux......" then just freezes. The same happens if I boot from a floppy
> disk, and when I type "rescue".
>
> I have my / partition installed on the last 900Mb of a 3Gb drive, with 100Mb
> of swap space. Is this a 1024 cylinder problem?
>
> Any help appreciated. Here's my setup:
>
> AMDK6-2 333, 64Mb RAM, first hard drive is a 3Gb drive, second a 12.7Gb
> drive.
> CL Banshee PCI, SB Live Value!
> All on a PC Chips M572 mobo.
>
> --
> Dave
>
> ICQ: 20806179
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work)
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (home)
>
>
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From: Emily Slocombe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Windows is trying to read my linux hd?
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 20:11:26 -0400
Hi all!
I have been a linux user for quite some time now, and prior to last week
I only had 2 hard drives. Hda, a 6.4g Quantum Fireball, was home to
windows and my mp3's, and I had hdb, a cheap 4g drive housing linux.
Well, my mp3's outgrew my 6 gig drive, so I bought a new hard drive- a
12.7g Quantum Fireball, strictly for mp3's and linux backups.
My mbr had always been on hda windows98) and I have always used System
Commander, a third party boot manager. I had this great idea to move
around my drives. My plan as executed: hda is now the 4 gig, home to
windows. Hdb is the 6 gig, home to Slackware pre-4.0. Hdc is my Atapi
cdrom (no change here). Hdd is the new 12.7 gig- fat32, 8 gigs mp3s, and
4.5 gigs backups. I thoroughly formatted the whole lot of hard drives
before installing anything.
Now here's the stumper! Suddenly windows is assigning my linux drive a
drive letter, though it fails to read it, and it causing my windoze boot
time to be more than 10 minutes long! I have formatted my new linux
drive a million times, using all sort of drive utilities. I have used
tweakUI to dis-allow thae drive letter it assigns it, and this only
helped when opening windows explorer-- still had the painfully slow boot
time. I have re-formatted it for fat32-- it obviously has no problem
like this. I have totally removed any sort of filesystem, and partition
table (with System Commander Deluxe)-- and it boots fine this way, and
winblows does not assign a drive letter to it in this state either. If
it has ext2fs, the only way windows doesn't puke, is if I set the linux
hard drive to 'none' in my BIOS, and boot into windows that way.
I am so totally sick of formatting. Is there anyway I can fix this?
*especially* if it doesn't involve formatting? Slackware is configured
so perfectly, I would hate to have to recreate it, again.
Thanks for your time, if you have a suggestion, I prefer email but I
will check the newsgroup too. If you enjoy music, go to my website and
get some mp3's (goatrance and drum & bass primarily)
-emily
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.ubermachine.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NF Stevens)
Subject: Re: gcc problems
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 20:02:20 GMT
Matthew Slowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Joy Hendrickson
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>>
>> I have installed RedHat 5.2 on a 486, and I was just getting in the
>>swing of things until I tried to compile some c code, It dosent matter
>>what progrma I try to compile I alwasy ge tthe same errors which are
>>(some are different according to the program I am trying to compile but
>>all are basically the same they cant find some *.h file):
>>sys/types.h no such file or directory
>>stdio.h no such file or directory
>>sys/files.h no such file or directory
>>
>>Now I cant program in C (I'm learning Pascal in school) so I have no
>>idea what is wrong, any ideas and help would be greatly appreciated.
>>Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>If you get a whole load of what look like system header files, then I
>have the same problem! Help please!!!!
You need to install the glibc-devel package. Redhat usually
separates the header files and run time libraries into
separate packages. The one with the header files has the
string -devel added to the package name.
Norman
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